October 30, 2023

World’s largest gold bracteate may hold clues on Denmark’s autocratic clan leaders

Danish researchers are employing cutting-edge technology to digitally unfold the world's largest gold bracteate.

October 27, 2023

Innovative solutions applied to some of world’s most pressing sustainability challenges

Kazakhstan has been taking measures to achieve decarbonization while also incorporating nature-based solutions.

October 26, 2023

Mine reclamation awards – Teck, Imperial, Centerra on top

The BC Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation wrapped up its annual conference in September with recognition of the top mine reclamation projects in British Columbia.

October 26, 2023

OP-ED: The green economy starts with a dirt road from a mine

The technologies we rely on every day increasingly depend on mining, with critical minerals providing the building blocks for the emerging electrified and digitalized economy.

October 25, 2023

How microbes can help discover new kimberlite deposits

For the first time, modern DNA sequencing of microbial communities has been used in the search for buried minerals.

October 24, 2023

How Romans pioneered silver recycling

Gold impurities in silver coins and lead pollution in Greenland ice show that the Romans were pioneers of recycling.

October 23, 2023

Curtin University researcher crowned Young Tall Poppy scientist of the year

Dr. Hugo Olierook's research techniques are assisting the mining industry in sourcing sustainable metals like copper and lithium for wind turbines and electric cars.

October 20, 2023

Superdeep diamonds reveal how Gondwana grew from below

Superdeep diamonds likely migrated to the surface together with different parts of the former supercontinent Gondwana following violent volcanic eruptions.

October 19, 2023

Quartz can help predict, manage wildfires 

The intensity of quartz luminescence is higher in sediments that have been exposed to wildfires.

October 17, 2023

Vale Institute of Technology, ICMBio to execute genetic sequencing of plants and animals in Brazil

By the end of 2027, the GBB will produce 5,000 genomes of species from Brazilian biodiversity, with 80 species initially defined.